Buggy-top



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J. o. OLIVER. BUGGY TGP.

No. 296,045.- 'Patented Apr. 1.18.84.

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JAMES C. OLIVER, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

- BUGGY-TO P.

PBCIFICATION forming' part of LettersPatent No. 296,045, dated April 1,1884.

Application filed January 16, 1884. (No model.)

i To a/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES C. OLIVER, a

` citizen of the United States, residing at Louisvillain the county ofJeiferson and `Sta-te of j Kentucky, have invented certain new and use-`ful Improvements `in Buggy-Tops, of which i. thefollowing is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.4

My invention' relates to certain new and j `l useful improvements inbuggy-tops; and it consists 1n arranging said top in such a manl nerthat the front may be extended at will t without moving the uprightbows, and providing for the ingress and egress to the buggy without theinterference of the upright bows;

Y1 l o buggy-top that is light and durable, construct- Aand it furthercons istsin dispensing with two -l or more bows usually employedorusedin an ordinary buggy-top, and using` only two bows. The object ofmy invention is to provide a ed with only two upright bows, and yetdisplay the same or more cover-surface `to prof j tect from storm andsun; second, to construct 25 a top that will permit the occupant yto getin or out of the buggy without the inconvenience `of the slanting frontbow usually found in ordinary buggy-tops third, to form a top that willfold back, that will present a neat and compact appearance, that willride with little` or no wear, andpresent but little surface forresistance against the wind or the forward `movement of the buggy. Iattain these objects by means of the peculiar construction and variousarrangements of the parts, which will be more fully pointed out anddescribed in the specication and claim, reference being `had to thedrawings accompanying this api j `plication and'forming part of thesame, in`

whichj f Figure l is a side elevation of my invention, showing the topextended. Fig. 2` is a side elevation, showing the front joint bent andthe front bow pressed back against the nl Referring -to the drawings, Arepresents my v formed of'curved cross-slats a, a', and a, the

front crossLslat, a, being held at right angles to the slat a by meansof connecting-braces a, one end of which is attached to slat a, and theopposite -ends to said front curve slat, ct.` Slat a is setin front ofslat en and the ends are perforated at the points where said ends crossthe ends of slat a, which is also perforated to receive apiVot-bolt, b',on which one end of j oint II is pivoted, as shown in Fig. 2, saidjointbeing formed to bend upward by means of its central joint, theopposite .end of joints H being pivoted at points near the top of bow D.One end of the joints I is also pivoted at the same point, and theiropposite ends are pivoted at G to the back of seat B. Two joints, J,that operate the hood or extension C, are secured by their ends to slata and bow E in such a manner, .l as'shown in Figs. 2. 3, and 4, that thehood G will be extended whenthe joints II and .I are extended,`or whenthe joints II are bent upward in the center. When the joints II are bentupward and the joints I are bent backward, the top is closed down on theseat, as shown at Fig; 8, and at the same time the hood, by means of thejoints J, if desired, is folded down onto the bow E, as shown in Fig. 4.A back projecting bow or slat, b, is fitted in at right angles with bowD, and is connected by its ends to the same bolt or pivot-pin that holdsthe ends of joints H and I, and the outer surface of the bows andextensions is covered with stays and leather or enameled cloth in theusual manner, making a cheap and durable top; also, one

Having described niy invention, what I parts being` constructedsubstantially as shown7 Claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,for the purpose set forth. 1o is- In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in l In a buggy-top, 'the hood provided with the presence oftwo witnesses.

5 extension-joints .I and curved slats a, ct, and JAMES C. GLIVER.

a, substantially as shown, in Combination with x Vitnesses: the pivotedflexible joints H and I7 the pivot- I' M. RABBETH, ed bows D and E, andrear extension7 b, the HARRY JOINT.

